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TIL There is no record of a cheetah ever killing a human in the wild

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DBJY TIL A new survey of nearly 20,000 people who married between 2005 and 2012 finds that Cupid’s arrow flies as true for online daters as it does for partners who meet through more traditional venues.
RJYl TIL A species of bird called the Passenger Pigeon once numbered in the billions in the US, and flocks passing overhead would blot out the sun sometimes for hours or days. They were hunted to extinction for their meat by 1900.
LkZ4r TIL that the first character on screen in Super Mario 64 is Lakitu, Mario's camera operator. Because the 1996 game was the first in the series to have 3D gameplay, the developers needed to teach players that they were controlling both Mario AND the camera.
DQgVJ TIL composer Philip Glass and "This American Life" host Ira Glass are cousins
Egrrd TIL spiders can taste